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Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania have yet to join the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II). The minimum two-year membership requirement and the assessment period (spring, for euro adoption the following January) rules out European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) for these countries until at least 2014.

"Deep recessions have caused the average budget deficit in the eight countries to widen to 6.1% of GDP in 2009 from just 1.1% in 2007, and many countries face a challenging and lengthy period of fiscal retrenchment to correct "excessive deficits" to below the 3% reference rate," said Ed Parker, Head of Emerging Europe in Fitch's Sovereigns team.

Diana, Morgan Stanley sees EUR/USD fair value at 1.15

A 1.15 EUR/USD rate is seen as a fair value at this point in the global financial crisis, according to Pasquale Diana, chief executive Morgan Stanley for CEE region.

“If we look at the prospects for the performance of the European currency, we must not ignore the benefits of a weaker euro. I think it is very likely to see the currency trade against the dollar well shy of the 1.15 area. In my view, the euro has the strength to survive the crisis, but if the region keeps its sense of unity, the fiscal rules will be changed,” said Pasquale Diana at the Financial Forum, organized by Forum Invest. Morgan Stanley official said Romania’s euro...